Morning Wood

Chicago Cubs 8 New York Mets 1

Well maybe I shouldn't get on Ronny Cedeno for talking World Series already, I mean, if he's going to keep hitting grand slams and driving in 5 runs a game, maybe they will get there (though it should be mentioned that Cedeno did manage to leave 7 runners on base as well). Ted Lilly also got his first win of the season, as he lasted 6 innings and gave up only one run. Though the 4 walks are still something he needs to work on. "You hear guys talking, whether they went 0-for-4 or whatever the case was, they're talking about us winning games," said Lilly. "That made it a little bit easier for me to swallow given the fact that I was going out there and not giving us quality outings. We were winning games that I wasn't pitching. That made my load a little bit easier to bear." The Cubs have now won 13 of their last 16.

New York Yankees 9 Chicago White Sox 5

Well, the Yankees didn't have Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night, but that didn't stop them from slamming the White Sox. After Jose Contreras pitched a strong 6.1 innings, he walked Morgan Ensberg and gave up a bloop single to Melky Cabrera. The bullpen then came in, and they didn't do their job. Johnny Damon got an infield single to load the bases, and though Octavio Dotel struck out Derek Jeter, he followed that up by allowing a grand slam to Bobby Abreu. The Sox had a chance in their half of the 7th, loading the bases themselves, but Joba Chamberlain struck out Carlos Quentin and after walking Joe Crede, he got Juan Uribe to pop up to end the threat.

Cleveland Indians 15 Kansas City Royals 1

And C.C. Sabathia is finally on the board, as the Indians exploded for 15 runs on what was the American League's best pitching staff (numbers wise) going into the night. Though, it's not as if C.C. needed all that support, as he didnt' allow a single run in his 6 innings of work. "It definitely feels good to have a start like this," said Sabathia. "I just want to keep going out and keep building off this." Gil Meche, on the other hand, continued to struggle this season, allowing 8 runs in 3.1 innings of work. Casey Blake had quite the night as well, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, and 6 runs batted in.

AL

• Red Sox 7 Angels 6
• Tigers 10 Rangers 2
• Rays 6 Jays 4
• Twins 5 A's 4
• Mariners 4 Orioles 2

NL

• Brewers 9 Cardinals 8 12 inn
• Nats 6 Braves 0
• Pirates 3 Marlins 2
• Reds 8 Dodgers 1
• Astros 11 Padres 7
• Phillies 8 Rockies 6
• DBacks 5 Giants 4